Recently I finished both Portal games (thank you Steam and Valve for the sale xD - got them for less then 5 Euro xD)And damn...those games really grabbed me - the story was surprisingly deep and engaging with great humorous writing 83

And as the story left some room for speculations I jumped right on them xDD

So without much spoilers here's Chell finally free from Aperture Laboratories going off into the unknown with her Companion Cube being seen of by Dr Doug Rattmann and GLaDOS.

I really love how this came out! I would even say it's one of my fav pieces created this year - the idea was so clear in my head - together with colours and such. Just needed to transfer it to paper :3

*And now my version of the speculations that I get behind by x3 (so kinda spoilers ahead)*

Drew those two (GLaDOS and Rattmann I mean) seeing of their little girl here. For GLaDOS (Caroline) I support her being Chells mother - it just clicks with everything. The turret song in the end ( [link] ), but also Chell being on the ‘Bring your daughter to work’ day or the fact that her last name is stricken from the records (as Rattmann comic shows). It seems right. And other speculation - the last seconds of the video when someone runs up the stairs (obviously human from the footsteps) and throws the Companion Cube for Chell - I will be thinking it’s Rattmann giving his only friend as a thank you gift/ guardian for Chell - as some speculate (me too xD), her adopted father :3 So I drew basically Chells remaining family seeing her off on her escape.

Indeed. The closest we would probably ever get to him would be in one of his RatT Dens, where you could hear him though the wall. I wonder, though, could you maybe use noclip for a cheat and find him on the other side?

I think that Doug cared about her so much because when Cave died of the moon rock poisoning and Caroline was put into the Central AI Core, he became her godfather.

And with GLaDOS, it's as she made the Prima Donna Turret say "Cara Mia Addio, mia bambina". They need to make another game or a movie and finish the plot holes. they can't just leave the audience in suspense. Otherwise, they'll be known forever as the company that didn't deliver.

Really loved the Portal series; I almost cried when the chorus of Turrets started singing and after Chell finally made it out. Such an inspiring and awesome game; as is this intriguing piece here. Fantastic work with the shading. ^^ I love your taste for details. Keep it up!

Let me say first off that I don't usually comment on gaming pictures since 99% of the time I don't know what's going on. But I like how there is such a contrast to the sunny free open fields giving us a glimpse into the real world after Chell's years in the lab The expression on Rattman's face is so heartwrencing. I don't know the story so I don't know if he looks guilty,sad or both. But he looks so ragged like he's been underground for years.

Hhaha I know what you mean - it's hard commenting on fanart you know nothing off xD

He..probably is both sad, a bit happy, a bit hoping and everything else.

As for the game - I would highly recommend it - it's an awesome puzzle game and a great story to accompany it (I am so giddy to beat it the second time I just need to wait for my friend because we want to play it together xD)